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Description: | A copper alloy fantail bow brooch which is Roman, probably from the second century. The brooch has short wings (16.1mm wide) which have a tube behind through which runs the pin bar. The wings are not decorated and there is an almost complete headloop above. The bow is rectangular in section and is quite corroded, but may have originally been fluted. At the bottom is flattens out and flares into a sub-triangular tail plate. The plate is decorated with an enamel pelta flowing from a line across the bottom which appear to be dark blue. Above this is a lozenge shape in red enamel. Both the lozenge and the pelta are surrounded by a border in red enamel. There are extensive areas of silvering on the rest of the brooch. The catchplate survives, running the length of the fantail, and the hinged part of the pin survives, though none of the pin shaft. The brooch is in good condition though much of the metal is pitted. It has a powdery light green patina. It is 41.5mm long, the tail is 16.8mm wide and it is 13.7mm thick from the front of the bow to the back of the pin. Similar fantail brooches are discussed in Snape (1993, page 20).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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